Iga Swiatek had to play her best tennis to beat Danielle Collins. The Pole suffered and needed to work hard to get her pass to the semifinals of the WTA 1000 in Montreal. The victory code was 6-3 4-6 and 6-2
The quarterfinals began in Montreal. Iga Swiatek (N°1 WTA) would not make the exception in Ómnium Banquete Nationale and would reach the decisive instances. In order to get a pass to the semifinals, the Pole faced the one who was her executioner in the semifinals of the Australian Open in 2022, the American Danielle Collins (48th WTA).
Match more than interesting. The Pole arrived in Canada after having been a prophet in her land, a couple of weeks ago she managed to lift the title in Warsaw and shout champion before her audience. On Collins’s side, after reaching the Australian final and breaking into the top ten last year, her injuries kept her away from the courts and her tennis was forced to slow down. This year, she’s looking to rebuild her confidence, and boy is she doing it in this tournament. After qualifying, the American defeated Svitolina, Sakkari and Fernandez in straight sets.
Swiatek struck first
Duel more than interesting. From the first ball they both fought to see who would take the initiative of the points, they both like to command the times of the game. Collins came in with a very aggressive game from the return, in the first game of the match he had a chance to break but couldn’t get it. However, it would be Swiatek who struck first and would get a break in his favor.
The constant search for the American forced her to make several unforced errors. Instead, Iga was holding very well, he was not rushing and little by little he was taking the reins of the match. The Pole needed 33 minutes to get set point when she served 5-1. Despite this, Collins did not give up and went bankrupt to discount. The Pole finally consolidated her advantage taking the set 6-3
collins comes from behind
The Polish got a quick break and positioned herself set and break up. However, Collins quickly came out to attack the number one serve, getting the break, and equalizing the score. The parity was maintained until 4-5, in that game the American went out in search of everything. Fully launched from the return, Collins managed to break Swiatek’s serve again and steal the second set 6-4. Irrepressible at times the American, in this set she executed more winners than errors.
Swiatek imposes its hierarchy
Swiatek came out to face the third set with great authority, got a quick break to settle at 3-1. The Polish woman knew how to raise her level and improve her services so that they don’t attack her. Little by little, game after game, the number one in the world exposed the weaknesses of her rival. In the seventh game of the match, Iga struck again and managed to put the score 5-2 in their favor. After an incredible serving game, Swiatek conquered the third sleeve for 6-2 and owned the match after 2:18.
2023-08-12 04:17:13
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